Del Maguey Tobalá Mezcal

An intense, Single Village Mezcal by Del Maguey Distillery in Mexico - Vino De Mezcal Series. Handcrafted in the mountainous, tropical Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca with Agave: Tobala, a high altitude, wild growing agave, roasted for 30 days, fermented for 6-8 days with local spring water & then aged in oak. It has an intense birth with floral, agave, fruit & smoke notes; while a rich & creamy life adds hints of pineapple, mango & cinnamon; that led to a long & balanced death with hints of salinity, tropical fruits & caramel. April / May 2019 / January 2022

Sharp, young and noticably unaged. Notes of minerals, agave and earth. Distinct smell of apples.

The nose starts with a nice vegetal smoky blast followed by blue cheese crumbles then fruits of mango, papaya and Bosc pear before transitioning to veggies of charcoal grilled portobello and fried yucca root then floral notes along with aloe vera, black pepper, clay minerality and vanilla with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel that starts with fresh lime wedge followed by moderate vegetal smoke then blue cheese crumbles, fruits of salted mango, papaya and Bosc pear before a medium spice that fades to veggies of charcoal grilled portobello and fried yucca root then floral notes along with eucalyptus, black pepper, clay minerality and soft vanilla with medium ethanol burn. The finish is long with moderate smoke coming from a fresh lit Padron cigar, flint minerals, eucalyptus, salted mango, vanilla meringue and lime. This is a very enjoyable pour that has an incredible nose that manages to perfectly balance fruits, cooked vegetables, funky cheese, florals and earthy minerality together that I could get lost smelling for hours that carries over to the taste but the balance is slightly off with a medium drying spice on the mid-palate that fades before the long-balanced finish of smoke, earthy minerality, citrus and soft vanilla that lingers for minutes. A huge thanks to @ctbeck11 for the generous sample.

Nose of charred oak, wet sand, smoke, earth, mango and cinnamon. Rich smoky taste; vegetal agave, char, smoke, wood.

Smoky with a hint of lime and very smooth to the palate